How to see it
40 Dra has a visual magnitude of about 5.93: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 40 Dra: right ascension 18h 0m 4s, declination +80° 0′ 5″ (J2000), in the region of the Ursa Minor constellation (IAU figure UMi).
Catalog context
40 Dra. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 88127, HD 166865, Gaia DR3 2294405721759384064. In the SkyKeepsake Ursa Minor (UMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2294405721759384064
- HIP
- 88127
- HD
- 166865
- gaia_dr3
- 2294405721759384064
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 40 Dra
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2294405721759384064
- HD 166865
- HIP 88127
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.93